State June revenues nearly $550M above estimates Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that revenues for June were $2.2 billion, which is $547.9 million more than the budgeted monthly revenue estimate. State tax revenues were $364.3 million more than June 2021 and the overall growth rate was 19.63... Early voting begins July 15 for federal, state, and local Aug. 4 election Tennessee’s generous early voting period for the Aug. 4 state and federal primary and state and county general election begins this Friday, July 15, and runs Monday to Saturday until Saturday, July 30. “More Tennessee voters take advantage of the convenience and flexibility of our state’s generous... Three state sales tax holidays scheduled in July, August Mark your calendars! It’s time to get ready to save, with three sales tax holidays in 2022. The Tennessee General Assembly approved two additional one-time holidays this year, in addition to the traditional sales tax holiday that takes place each year at the end of July. During these holiday... New Middle Fork Bottoms Recreation Area opens between Jackson, Three Way David Blackwood, director of the West Tennessee River Basin Authority cuts the ribbon on the Middle Fork Bottoms Recreation Area while local officials, including State Senator Ed Jackson, State Rep. Chris Todd and Three Way Mayor Larry Sanders, look on. The new recreation area will not only serve to... Tennessee's synchronous fireflies may hold key to future tech The famed synchronized fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains may hold the key to developing semi-autonomous robotic technology. A group of computer scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder are presently in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to study this unique phenomenon to see... Tennessee's unemployment rate slightly increases in May Tennessee’s May 2022 unemployment rate rose slightly from April’s record-breaking low. The May seasonally-adjusted statewide rate rose to 3.3%, up 0.1% from April’s revised figure. The state’s civilian workforce grew to a new high in May as well as the number of citizens who were employed in May... State May revenues more than $327M over estimates Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley announced that revenues for May were $1.6 billion, which is $327.4 million more than the budgeted monthly revenue estimate. State tax revenues were $41.8 million more than May 2021 and the overall growth rate was 2.66% . “... Tennessee test scores rebound from pandemic in English but not math Tennessee student test scores are back to pre-pandemic levels in reading but not in math, according to recent information from the Tennessee Department of Education. More than 36% of students are on grade level in English language arts compared to 29% of students last year. In 2019 before the... Tennessee receives $1 million federal grant to expand food programs Tennesseans facing food insecurity will have improved access to nutritious foods thanks to a grant awarded to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA). The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has awarded a $1 million grant to TDA to improve reach and resiliency of... T.O. Fuller State Park unveils one of nation's longest rubber trails Tennessee’s T.O. Fuller State Park is now home to one of the longest rubber-bearing trails in the country. The 2.5-mile trail for hiking and biking was made from rubber crumbs produced by recycled Seven cities see site development grants from state Sites located in seven cities will share in approximately $7.6 million in grants awarded to nine entities as part of the state of Tennessee’s Site Development Grants. Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Tennessee sees five-year decline in rate of college-going seniors A new state report shows that the college-going rate of Tennessee students has trended downward over the past five years. The inaugural state “College Going and the Class of 2021” report released from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) found that the number of students from the class... Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
